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I believe that cancer does make your WBC lower.
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What clinical setting has normal hemoglobin and low hematocrit?
Hematocrit is a percentage, so low hct with normal hgb levels could mean overhydration.
My blood counts show hgb and hct and mean plt vol is high and my platelets are low I need some help have had every test and no one seems to understand.I am a 48 year old female with heavier mense?
Would need more info such as gender, age, any other underlying conditions etc..... I am a 48 year old felmale with heavier mense, exhausted, bones ache
What illnesses have the symptom of a low blood count?
Illnesses such as haemophilia and cancer affecting the bonemarrow both affect the blood count in bad ways, resulting in low white blood cell counts and low blood counts.
If a cbc test shows that my HCT levels are low what might this indicate?
HCT (Hematocrit -- a measure of available hemoglobin -- the respiratory pigment), being lower is a sign of anemia, an internal bleed, or an external beeld typically. How low would be the indicator. Lower HCT means you'll tire easily.
Is it normal to have purple lesions appear on the skin in a terminal cancer patient?
if these are tiny areas then they are probably petechia which are small bleeds usually related to low platelet count. Blood counts are general low in terminal cancer patients.
What does low wbc rbc and hct mean is wrong?
yes. WBCs protectect the body from inf. if there count is low called leucopenia. in aplastic anaemia and some bacterial inf.such as typhoid etc.it occured. Low RBCs count is found in anaemia. low hct is found in iron deficiency anaemia.
Medications that cause low white blood cell count?
Some of the Chemotheraputic agents used to treat cancer can cause low white cell counts. Radiation therapy can also cause low white cell counts.
What are causes of low TBIL counts?
cause low T.Bili
What does low grade cancer mean?
your cancer is of low quality
What does it mean if gran counts are low?
l.57
What does erc stand for in blood work?
ERC stands for erythrocyte count (red blood cell count). It tells you the the number of RBCs that are present in blood. Low values are indicative of anemia. ERC is also closely related to hemoglobin (Hgb) and hematocrit (Hct) levels; if the ERC is low then Hbg and Hct will most likely be low. ERC is usually measured with the complete blood count test (CBC).Normal Values (expressed as SI units: RBC X 10^6/microL or RBC X 10^12/L)Male: 4.7-6.1Female: 4.2-5.4Pagana, K.D., & Timothy, J. (2006). Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests (3rd e.d.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Is a low haemaglobin count cause of cancer?
Low hemaglobial is not a cause of cancer as much as it is a side effect of cancer
